(Im)precisely. As it were. A lot more likely to do odd things to bacteria and other simple organisms in the water than say local fish. Not to mention all the

(Im)precisely. As it were. A lot more likely to do odd things to bacteria and other simple organisms in the water than say local fish. Not to mention all the biota that's probably growing in and around the eel itself. Do they have gut bacteria for example? If so what's it do to them?